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Wait times persistent barrier to student health

Written on September 10, 2015. Posted in Features.

Over the last half-decade, Queen’s has dramatically changed the way it provides student health services, but it has yet to make lengthy waiting times a thing of the past. What once had a long history as Health, Counselling and Disability Services (HCDS), has been renamed the “Student Wellness Services”...

Exam Centre still a priority even after delay

Written on July 28, 2015. Posted in News.

With the former Physical Education Centre (PEC) identified as the future home of Health, Counselling and Disability Services (HCDS), the University hopes to make progress on the delayed Exam Centre project. The PEC was officially identified as the new location for (HCDS) on June 26. The space will...

Health and Wellness Centre in the works

Written on June 30, 2015. Posted in News.

The PEC has been identified as the location of a new Student Wellness Centre. The centre would provide increased space for Health, Counselling and Disability Services (HCDS) and other related student wellness services. Planning for renovation of the former Physical Education Centre (PEC) has begun,...

Saying bye to Mike

Written on June 30, 2015. Posted in News.

On June 17, the University Club filled with Queen’s students and faculty alike to celebrate the retirement of Dr. Michael “Mike” Condra, and to say goodbye. A prominent member of the Queen’s community for 23 years, Condra left Kingston General Hospital in 1992 to become the Director of the Health...

Recommendations for HCDS released

Written on February 11, 2015. Posted in News.

A report on the external review of Health, Counselling and Disability Services (HCDS) conducted in October has been released, and will serve as HCDS’s guide to improving its services. The report tasks the University with the implementation of select changes, including the creation of a Student Wellness...

Enrolment an avoidable Catch-22

Written on January 23, 2015. Posted in Editorials.

Queen’s needs a systematic plan to address the inevitable strain that increased enrolment will place on valuable student services. In 2013-14, 86 per cent of Queen’s total budgeted operating revenues came from tuition and operating grants from the provincial government — grants that increase as enrolment...

QJ Sex: Birth control options

Written on January 21, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

If you have a burning question about sex, sexuality, sexual health or anything else the SHRC covers, drop us an anonymous line and have your question answered by The Expert Sexpert in the QJ Sex column. Click here to submit a question.Q: Where can I get a prescription for birth control in Kingston? A:...

Lack of space limits progress

Written on November 27, 2014. Posted in Features.

Despite a Queen’s-wide focus on mental health, the University’s counselling services still lack the infrastructure they need. On Nov. 28, 2012, Queen’s released the 2012 Report of the Principal’s Commission on Mental Health (PCMH). The report identified major areas of concern for Queen’s and laid...

Queen’s has failed sexual assault survivors

Written on October 17, 2014. Posted in Editorials.

Queen’s administration should be condemned for lacking an official policy for handling sexual assaults on campus. Currently, if a student wishes to file a sexual assault case with the University, their only option is the Human Rights Office (HRO), which treats instances of sexual assault as sexual...

Sexual assault at Queen's

Written on October 8, 2014. Posted in Features.

SPECIAL REPORT: Sexual assault at Queen’s. In 2013, 2.1 per cent of Queen’s students surveyed by HCDS reported that they were sexually penetrated without their consent in the past year. That year, Campus Security received just one report of sexual assault. The Kingston Sexual Assault Centre estimates...

Students left behind

Written on September 19, 2014. Posted in Opinions.

Abby Andrew, ArtSci ‘15 After three years of dealing with Health, Counselling and Disability Services (HCDS), I’m convinced that Queen’s mental health initiative has yet to come to fruition. As someone who suffers from depression, which developed during my first year at Queen’s, I know that myself...

Conversation started

Written on January 17, 2014. Posted in Features.

“How are you doing?” While these words are said countless times a day, the question is seldom genuinely answered. According to Eric Windeler, founder and executive director of The Jack Project, improving mental health hinges on the openness to engage — fully engage — with that very question. After...

Woolf goes door-to-door asking for self-discipline

Written on October 1, 2013. Posted in News.

Principal Daniel Woolf went door-to-door last Saturday asking students to exercise restraint during the two approaching Homecoming weekends. Woolf knocked on doors along Earl and Aberdeen Streets, and gave out Homecoming pamphlets and newsletters to students who answered their doors. He was accompanied...

Mental matters

Written on September 12, 2011. Posted in Editorials.

A Frosh Week focus on mental health isn’t something unique to Queen’s, according to a Sept. 9 article from the Globe and Mail. At the University of Western Ontario, former Barenaked Ladies front man Steven Page discussed the importance of on-campus support for mental health. The University of Alberta...

Student health services grow

Written on June 28, 2011. Posted in News.

Starting this fall, 600 additional hours of counselling per year will be made available to students. Approximately $225,000 of university funding is being funneled into Health, Counselling and Disability Services (HCDS) to hire three new counselors and provide mental health training on campus. One...

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Wait times persistent barrier to student health

Exam Centre still a priority even after delay

Health and Wellness Centre in the works

Saying bye to Mike

Recommendations for HCDS released

Enrolment an avoidable Catch-22

QJ Sex: Birth control options

Lack of space limits progress

Queen’s has failed sexual assault survivors

Sexual assault at Queen's

Students left behind

Conversation started

Woolf goes door-to-door asking for self-discipline

Mental matters

Student health services grow

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